SDGs

Local Community Contribution, Social Contribution

Local Community Contribution, Social Contribution

Basic Policy

Furukawa Electric Group has continued to conduct social contribution activities that are rooted in the local community. Going forward, we will continue to promote social contribution activities obviously through the main business as one of our ESG management activities, in accordance with Furukawa Electric Group Basic Policy on Social Contribution Activities. 

Furukawa Electric Group Basic Policy on Social Contribution Activities (Revised March 2011)

Furukawa Electric Group will continuously undertake social contribution activities focusing on nurturing future generations, promoting sport and culture, and living in harmony with the natural environment and local communities, in addition to its business-related activities, in order to maintain and strengthen community ties built over centuries and create a better tomorrow for future generations.

ESG Awards Social Contribution Award

The Group presents the "ESG Awards" every year to recognize the outstanding social contribution and environmental preservation activities and to stimulate activities within the Group. The ESG Awards are divided into two categories: "the Social Contribution Award" for social contribution activities and "the Environmental Contribution Award"* for environmental conservation activities, and are given to the Group companies in Japan and overseas. For FY2022, One Outstanding Performance Award, two Excellent Performance Awards, and two Honorable Mentions were selected by the judging panel for the "Social Contribution Award".

Company Type of Activities Output
Outstanding Performance Award Furukawa Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (FESZ)
 Living in harmony with the natural environment and local communities
  • Continued to provide safety guidance and audits to 24 other companies in the Shenzhen area of China, as well as safety training to 18 companies and local governments, as a role model company for safety in the area.
  • Actual improvement of items pointed out avoided serious accidents at other companies
Excellent Performance Award Siam Furukawa Co., Ltd. (Thailand) Living in harmony with the natural environment and local communities
  • Continued tree planting activities for 11 years in cooperation with local governments in the region
  • 160 people participated in FY2022 including employees, local residents, and employees of business partners
Imaichi Works, Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd 

Developing the next generation

  • Conducted energy classes for local elementary school students for the past 10 years (approximately 30 classes were held at 13 schools for a total of approximately 1,600 students).
  • Created DVDs for review and devised a program structure that included a workshop for assembling imitation storage batteries
Honorable Mention PR and Service department, Furukawa Research, Inc. 

Developing the next generation
  • Gave workplace experience for nearby junior high school students for 6 years
OFS Fitel, LLC Sturbridge（the United States）Living in harmony with the natural environment and local communities
  • Continued to maintain wildlife habitat in the factory grounds for 4 years 

* Details of the ESG Award for Environmental Contribution

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Activities in Each Community

Activities in Each Community

The Group has been involved in various social contribution activities in each community.

Developing the next generation

Have conducted energy classes  for local elementary school students since 2012 (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd) 

Started accepting university students majoring in safety since 2014(FAST*) 

Keep conducting "Training of Teachers in the Private Sector" sponsored by Keizai Koho Center  (Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs) since 2014 (HQ, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.) 

Have given blankets and sports gear to local schools since 2017（SFC*)

Keep giving workplace experience programs for elementary and junior high school students in Yokohama City since 2017 (Yokohama Works, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.)

Keep giving workplace experience programs for nearby junior high school students since 2017 (Furukawa Research, Inc.)

Started renovation and installation of fans in the cafeteria of a local elementary school in 2019（FAST*）

Started accepting workplace visits for junior high and high school students in 2019, and continue having talks with employees and office tours (HQ, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.) 

Participated in a local educational program, giving lectures on high-temperature superconductivity technology to elementary school students in 2022（SPI*)）

Donated PCs to local elementary schools in 2022（TFU*）

Donated 94 used PCs to a non-profit organization, supported high school students' programming education and career choice in 2022 (Furukawa Elecom Co., Ltd.)

Gave art and craft classes for elementary school students using waste materials in 2022 (Furukawa Electric Power Systems Co., Ltd.)

Other Activities (FY2022)

  • Holding workshops for university students (FETI*)
  • Accepting junior high school students’ tours (FETI*)
  • Accepting internship students (FFT*)
  • Visiting high schools to give classes (career guidance)（Chiba Works, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.）
  • Accepting residents and nursing student interns (Chiba Works, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. ) 
  • Giving workplace experience for students in special needs schools (Furukawa New Leaf Co., Ltd., Furukawa Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.)
  • Providing teaching materials to special needs schools (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd)
  • Donating products to elementary schools (Trocellen)
  • Providing batteries for high school electric vehicle competition of Tochigi Prefecture (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd) 
  • Cooperation in a robot contest for technical school (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd) 
  • Sponsorship of chemistry and mathematics training camps for university students (FETI* )
  • Sponsorship of and donations to Japan Student Services Organization and Ashinaga Foundation (Furukawa Elecom Co., Ltd.)
  • Donation to a local program of global human resources development and serving as a member of the screening committee (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd)
  • Sponsorship of student activities at the University of Indonesia (FOSI*)
  • Donation to a local sports club (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd) 

Promoting sport and culture

The Company is an official partner of the professional
soccer team JEF United Ichihara Chiba.

The Company supports the activities of the professional
ice hockey team H.C. Tochigi Nikko IceBucks.

The Company donated the former Shigenobu Okuma House and the former Munemitsu Mutsu House,
which the Company maintained and managed as reception facilities in Meiji Memorial Oiso House and Garden,
to the national government in fiscal 2018. (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.)

SDGs Sponsorship  of JEF United Ichihara Chiba （Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.）only available in Japanese

Have donated soccer balls to children since 2015 (FAST*)

Have co-hosted marathon competitions with a hospital since 2018 (SFC*)

Other activities (FY2022)

  • Accepting female players of JEF United Ichihara Chiba for employment (Furukawa Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd., Furukawa Electric Business & Life Support Inc.)
  • Sponsorship of the professional soccer club ”Iwaki FC” and donations to its soccer field (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd)
  • Sponsorship of the Winter National Sports Festival (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd)
  • Cooperation in soccer tournaments (FASM*)
  • Donation to the Indonesian traditional event " Hari Raya Haji " (FOSI*)

Living in harmony with the natural environment and local communities

Held a traditional Nikko Waraku Odori dance event since 1914 (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd).

(Canceled in 2022 due to the spread of new coronavirus infection) 


Sponsorship of local youth sports activities for drug eradication Since 2001 (SFC*)

Donation of proceeds from recycling aluminum bottle caps to a local environmental office for use in the production of prosthetic legs for people with disabilities since 2010 (FAST*)

Donation of calendars since 2010 (FAST*)

Donation of drinking water to highway police stations and traffic checkpoints since 2010 (SFC*) 

Donation of aluminum cans to a prosthetic foundation that makes artificial limbs since 2015 (TFU*)

Donations to hospitals since 2019 (SFC*)

Continued volunteer activities at elderly care facilities since 2019 (MYOJYODENKI Co., Ltd.) 

Cleanup activities around the head office (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) since 2019 (MYOJYODENKI Co.,Ltd.)  

Donation of unused calendars to support organizations for the visually impaired to create braille books since 2019 (TFU*) 

Continued to provide safety guidance and audits to 24 other companies in the Shenzhen area of China, as well as safety training to 18 companies and local governments, as a role model company for safety in the area since 2019 (FESZ*)

Donation of used electronic components for reuse and recycling since 2019 (TFU*)

Donation of items to help prevent Covid-19 since 2021（FOSI*）

Donation of medicinal herbs and fertilizers for local climate change programs since 2021 (FOSI*)

Holding gatherings with people with disabilities and supporting their opportunity to earn in collaboration with the Yokohama City Health and Welfare Bureau since 2021 (Furukawa Electric Power Systems Co., Ltd.)


Donation of waste aluminum cans to facilities for people with disabilities in Nikko City to support their employment (e.g., cleaning up cans) and monetizing in 2021 (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd)

Donation of goods to a nursing home in 2022 (FASM*)

Donation of goods to an orphanage in 2022(FASM*)

Organized an event of hazardous waste recycling and paper waste disposal for local citizens in 2022 (OFS*)

Other Activities (FY2022)

  • Donations to and cooperation with local fireworks shows and festivals (Mie Works and Yokohama Works of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd) 
  • Employment support for people with disabilities at our special subsidiary, Furukawa New Leaf Co., Ltd. (Furukawa Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.) 
  • Employment support for Pasona Heartful, a Pasona Group special subsidiary, by ordering the original paintings (Furukawa Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.)
  • Conducted blood donation activities (Chiba Works of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd, SFC*, FFT*, FETI*)
  • Donations to hospitals (SFC*)
  • Donations to Doctors Without Borders, NPO (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.)
  • Donation of food to Good Neighbors Japan, NGO (Furukawa Electric Business & Life Support Inc.) 
  • Donation to Kanagawa Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.)
  • Financial aid for children in need (FETI*)
  • Donations to local volunteer groups and support to centers for people with disabilities (MYOJYODENKI Co., Ltd., FASM*)
  • Support for local activities (donations, donations of goods) (FOSI*)
  • Donation of calendars (FAST*) 
  • Sorting and donation of used stamps (MYOJYODENKI Co., Ltd.) 
  • Volunteer participation at Minna cafeteria (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.) 
  • Volunteer activities to support people with disabilities (Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.) 
  • Holding projects for environmental conservation and CO2 emission reduction (FETI*) 
  • Holding events of hazardous waste recycling and paper waste disposal for local citizens (OFS*) 
  • Recycling of plastic, metal, cardboard waste, etc. (FFT*, FTC*, FASM*, Shenyang Furukawa Cable Co., Ltd.)
  • Collection of plastic bottle caps (Chiba Works of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, MYOJYODENKI Co., Ltd.)
  • Collection of copper scrap and selling it to recyclers (CAH*) 
  • Cleanup activities (Mie Works of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, FETI*)
  • Donations to environmental activities of public organizations (FETI*, FOSI*) 
  • Support for the Turkey-Syria earthquake (donations, holding charity events, mattress donations) (Trocellen , Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, Polifoam Kft.)
  • Donation of goods to the earthquake in Cianjur, West Java Province of Indonesia (FOSI*)
  • Support for Ukraine (donations, mattresses donations) (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd, Polifoam Kft.) 
  • Sponsorship of Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.)  

* FAST: Furukawa Automotive Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
SFC: Siam Furukawa Co., Ltd.
SPI: SuperPower Inc.
TFU: Thai Furukawa Unicomm Engineering Co., Ltd.
FETI: Furukawa Electric Institute of Technology Ltd.
FFT: Furukawa FITEL (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
FOSI: P.T. Furukawa Optical Solutions Indonesia
FASM: Furukawa Automotive Systems Mexico S.A. De C.V.
FESZ: Furukawa Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
OFS: OFS Fitel, LLC
FTC: Furukawa (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
CAH: Chongqing Changhua Automobile Harness Co., Ltd. 

Donations

The Group makes donations as a contribution to the local community. Only disclosed information on the corporate website is listed below. The following links are available only in Japanese.

Fiscal Year Subject Monetary Contribution
2011 246 million yen
2018 1 million yen
2019 7 million yen
2020 5 million yen
2023 Total amount around
11.5 million yen
2024 10 million yen
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